Posts Tagged ‘Tokyo’

Crystal obsessed! Photo Credit:Getty Images

You may never see Russian death metal and American Motown on the same stage, but bands from all genres from all over the world seem to have one thing in [...]

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Indie rock bands who want kids to dance at their shows should study the proven methods of Tokyo’s Boom Boom Satellites. The duo’s secret dance-punk-meets-trip-hop recipe has been winning over [...]

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August 15th, 2010 by Mari Kanazawa
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“HOME’S”, a major Japanese R.E company, has an interesting and very fascinating challenge for the public. If you clear their puzzle on the Internet and get to be a winner, you can [...]

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August 4th, 2010 by Sunny Kim
Photo Credit: Japanese Fan/Stalker

Rain is in the midst of filming for his new drama, Fugitive, in Tokyo but a picture of Rain and his co-star Lee Jungjin in Shibuya have caught netizen’s attention. [...]

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August 2nd, 2010 by Sunny Kim
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4minute made their successful Japanese debut in March and their recent 3-city tour was also a hit. “To celebrate their second Japanese single, I My Me Mine, 4minute had a [...]

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Being approached to star in a movie entirely about yourself would give most people an ego trip. However, Kenta Maeno, a 30-something Japanese folk rocker with two albums and a [...]

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May 21st, 2010 by Mari Kanazawa
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Capsule hotels are unique Japanese hotels that have extremely small rooms resembling the capsules we see in science fiction movies. They’re usually located in convenient areas around train stations and they [...]

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Backstage: Lady Gaga, Far East Movement, Stereotypes, Stampede Management

Our last show in Tokyo for the Monster Ball Tour with Lady Gaga was unforgettable. Crazy to see fans from across the globe rocking out to “Girls On The Dance [...]

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Tokumaru, live on the streets of Tokyo. Still Via YouTube

It must be a strange sight to look out of the window of your Tokyo flat and see Shugo Tokumaru and his band. But that was certainly them — the [...]

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Hello Tokyo

Hi Iggy, Kev Nish here from Japan. First two shows in Osaka/ Kobe were fly like a G6… Got to experience a grip of cool ish out there but we [...]

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Spent an hour after the show takin flicks with the fans

MTV Iggy locked on to Far East Movement waaaay back in 2006. We invited the group to perform at a MTV Chi Rocks concert and have cheered them on ever [...]

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This weekend saw the Asian International Dog Show — and pups from all over the continent poured into Tokyo, to be groomed, cuddled, inspected, and — of course — photographed. [...]

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This weekend is a peak of cherry blossom (“hanami”) viewing in the Tokyo area. People enjoy walking beneath hanami in the park. Here is a funny video about “The Rule [...]

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March 19th, 2010 by Mari Kanazawa
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Nujabes is a Japanese hip-hop and Jazz musician, DJ, producuer, he passed away at a young age of 36, in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes created a buzz about [...]

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Photo: Junko Kimura/Getty Images

If you’ve ever got a date to have one of those awkward dinners where you’re meeting up with someone to whom you’re pretty sure you’ve got nothing to say, it’s [...]

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Murakami

Last year, a picture was floating around the newswires of Kirsten Dunst, all dolled out in an anime-inspired outfit, wandering Tokyo. Back then, we guessed it was her attempt at [...]

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February 12th, 2010 by Adriane
Visitors to Hakone, Japan's "chocolate spa" dab chocolate on themselves. Women in Japan are socially obligated to give chocolate to their boyfriends, work colleagues and teachers on February 14. Photo Credit: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images

This weekend presents the intersection of my three favorite events — Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day. Okay, well not President’s Day. But I do care a lot [...]

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Mina Hayashi (C) is announced as the Miss Japan 2010 while other awardees Sayo Kojima (L) Ami Suzuki (2L), Hanako Suzuki (3L), Mana Hayashi (3R), Aimi Azuma (2R) and Kyoko Honda (R) are also announced during the "Miss Japan Grand Prix Final" at Keio Plaza Hotel on January 25, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)

To win the crown, trophy, and red-ribbon that festoons a “Miss Japan,” one must both parade around a hotel ballroom in an aqua bikini and gracefully look natural in a [...]

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The Killers cancel their tour  Photo: Getty

“Save some face, you know you’ve only got one. Change your ways when you’re young.” It seems The Killers’ took their own advice. The band’s saved face, bucked up to their exhaustion and they’retaking a break from their nearly non-stop touring schedule for “unforseen circumstances.” What totally STINKS is that they’ve canceled all its gigs in Asia. Want your money back? We’ll tell you how.

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